The rice millers have agreed to the Telangana Government’s request to make available superfine quality rice such as “BPT and sona masuri” to all welfare hostels from January 2015.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened by Commissioner of Civil Supplies C. Partha Sarathi with representatives of rice millers’ associations and the general managers of the Civil Supplies Corporation from all districts.
Explaining the Chief Minister’s decision to provide superfine variety rice to hostels, the Commissioner requested the rice millers to make available the commodity in required quantities. He enquired from the Civil Supplies Department officials about the allotment and off-take of rice to hostels and the total quantity required per annum.
